Rookwood Pottery features a gold medal glaze
The Rookwood Pottery Company was at the forefront of the art pottery movement in the United States. It was founded in 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Maria Longworth Nichols, making it one of the earliest companies in America owned by a woman. Many of its most notable artists were women, too. Laura Anne Fry joined the company as a decorator in 1881. In addition to her skill as a ceramicist, she was an accomplished woodcarver, having trained with her father and grandfather, who carved decorative furniture and taught the art in Cincinnati. Fry turned out to be one of the company’s most ...
NUFSC presents “Oz on Ice”
NEW ULM — Spins, twizzles and wicked fun will soon grace the ice at the New Ulm Civic Center as the New Ulm Figure Skating Club (NUFSC) performs “Oz on Ice.” “Oz on Ice” will be sponsored by Meidl Concrete Services and take place March 7 and 8 at the New Ulm Civic Center, with two ...
While you wait for “Theo of Golden”
There is much buzz about Allen Levi’s debut novel “Theo of Golden.” The book format alone has 77 holds on it in our library system and there are more holds on other formats. Levi’s work is described by the publishers as “…a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another.” If you are wondering what to read as you wait to read about Theo, or if you love the book and want to read more charming, heartwarming, and uplifting books centered on human ...
A “Grotesque” vase sells for $455
The word “grotesque” has a few different meanings in decorative arts. It can be a general descriptor, covering anything strange and macabre. It can be more specific, referring to human faces with distorted features that appear as masks or adorn furniture or pottery. But would you use it to describe, say, a symmetrical glass vase standing on a round foot, with a flared, ruffled shape and a cobalt blue rim fading into the clear body? That vase, which sold for $455 at an auction by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, came from the Grotesque glassware line made by Steuben in the 1920s to ...
Recent Reads
Here are few of my favorite recent reads. Library staff would be happy to help you place requests on these or any other titles. If you’d like to place your own request, visit www.newulmlibrary.org and choose Library Catalog. Margo and Ian have been losing real estate bidding wars for eighteen months now. Ian is ready to throw in the towel, but Margo clings to her dreams of the ideal suburban lifestyle. When she gets a tip about the perfect house in the perfect neighborhood, Margo is desperate to get an edge on the competition. In Best Offer Wins, Marisa Kashino expertly illustrates ...